Doran vs. Rakdos vs. The Scarab God vs. Kynaios and Tiro. CMF! Inaugural Commander Gameplay #1

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Doran, the Siege Tower

  Utilizes creatures with high toughness to assign combat damage equal to toughness rather than power, enabling big blockers to become potent attackers and control the board through unique combat damage mechanics.

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

  Focuses on reducing the cost of casting large, impactful demons by manipulating opponents' life totals and deploying aggressive creatures like Master of Cruelties to quickly pressure opponents' life totals.

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  The Scarab God

  Builds a zombie tribal strategy that leverages graveyard recursion and incremental value by creating zombie tokens, scrying, and stealing opponents' creatures from graveyards to maintain board presence and control.

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  Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis

  Plays a group hug style by ramping mana, distributing extra cards and lands to opponents, and using political tools to maintain a balanced game state while occasionally winning through resource advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Transferring control of Master of Cruelties was a pivotal political move to redirect aggression and avoid immediate lethal damage.

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  Doran's unique combat damage assignment forced opponents to rethink blocking strategies and combat engagement.

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  The Scarab God player's use of graveyard recursion and zombie token generation provided sustained board presence and incremental damage.

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  Kynaios and Tiro's group hug tactics extended the game by ramping all players and sharing resources, influencing political dynamics.

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  Players actively utilized utility lands and mana fixing like Terramorphic Expanse and Path of Ancestry to ensure smooth casting of diverse spells.

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  The game showcased how political negotiation and temporary alliances can be vital in multiplayer Commander games to survive until a winning opportunity arises.

Notable Cards

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  Master of Cruelties

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  Relentless Dead

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  Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun

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  Path of Ancestry

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  Terramorphic Expanse

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  Exotic Orchard

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  Spawn of Mayhem

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  Illusionist's Bracers

Gameplay Summary